Painted Rock Burro Herd Area

Data format: Shapefile

File or table name: painted_rock_burro_herd_area

Coordinate system: Universal Transverse Mercator

Theme keywords: Bureau of Land Management, BLM, Burro Herd Area, Range, Livestock Grazing

Abstract: The Painted Rock Herd Area (HA) is located approximately 72 miles west and 42 miles south of the metro Phoenix area. The herd area encompasses approximately 38,737 acres, of which 31,282 acres are public lands, 4,765 acres are private lands, and 2,690 acres are Arizona state lands. The Herd Area includes portions of three allotments; Artex, Painted Rock, and Dendora Valley. The Artex Allotment is classified as a perennial-ephemeral allotment, while Painted Rock and Dendora Valley Allotments are classified as ephemeral allotments. The HA has been home to wild burros and a small band of horses over the years. Data from the 1974 inventory identified 7 burros and 5 horses in the Painted Rock area, which became the Herd Area. All previous planning documents, including the Lower Gila South RMP referred only to wild burros in the area. In 1993, farmers on the north end of the HA complained about horses coming onto the farm land, and the BLM began to remove them as estray animals. The International Society for the Protection of Mustangs and Burros intervened complaining that these were wild horses and subject to protection afforded by the Wild Free Roaming Horse and Burro Act. In 1999, it was determined by the Phoenix Field Manager that they were in fact present in the area in 1971 and subject to the protection in the Act. However, the area remained a HA, and nuisance complaints continued from the local farmers. Since 1992, a total of 64 horses and 2 burros have been removed from the HA. The Painted Rock HA consists of Sonoran desert scrub, with little forage available. The Gila River below Painted Rock Dam is dry a vast majority of the time and supports primarily salt cedar and arrowweed. During the removal of nuisance animals in 2007, all wild horses and burros were moved into the HA from areas outside the HA from the north. In accordance with the Act, the BLM is only authorized to manage wild horses and burros in HAs identified as occupied by them in 1971. Further, there is no water available on public lands within the HA boundaries. The lack of a forage base and water on the HA contribute to both wild horses and burros residing outside of the identified boundaries and regularly moving onto private land for forage and water. On the basis of the above information, management opportunities for wild horses and burros within the Painted Rock Herd Area are extremely limited without extensive intervention on the part of the BLM. Therefore, it is recommended that the area remain a Herd Area and not be converted to a Herd Management Area.

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Identification Information:


Citation:
Citation information:
Originators: Bureau of Land Management, Phoenix District Office (BLM-PDO)


Title:
Painted Rock Burro Herd Area
*File or table name: painted_rock_burro_herd_area


Publication date: REQUIRED: The date when the data set is published or otherwise made available for release.
*Geospatial data presentation form: vector digital data


Publication information:
Publication place: Phoenix, AZ
Publisher: BLM-PDO

Description:
Abstract:
The Painted Rock Herd Area (HA) is located approximately 72 miles west and 42 miles south of the metro Phoenix area.  The herd area encompasses approximately 38,737 acres, of which 31,282 acres are public lands, 4,765 acres are private lands, and 2,690 acres are Arizona state lands.  The Herd Area includes portions of three allotments; Artex, Painted Rock, and Dendora Valley.  The Artex Allotment is classified as a perennial-ephemeral allotment, while Painted Rock and Dendora Valley Allotments are classified as ephemeral allotments.  The HA has been home to wild burros and a small band of horses over the years.  



Data from the 1974 inventory identified 7 burros and 5 horses in the Painted Rock area, which became the Herd Area.  All previous planning documents, including the Lower Gila South RMP referred only to wild burros in the area.  In 1993, farmers on the north end of the HA complained about horses coming onto the farm land, and the BLM began to remove them as estray animals.  The International Society for the Protection of Mustangs and Burros intervened complaining that these were wild horses and subject to protection afforded by the Wild Free Roaming Horse and Burro Act.  In 1999, it was determined by the Phoenix Field Manager that they were in fact present in the area in 1971 and subject to the protection in the Act.  However, the area remained a HA, and nuisance complaints continued from the local farmers.  Since 1992, a total of 64 horses and 2 burros have been removed from the HA.  



The Painted Rock HA consists of Sonoran desert scrub, with little forage available.  The Gila River below Painted Rock Dam is dry a vast majority of the time and supports primarily salt cedar and arrowweed.  During the removal of nuisance animals in 2007, all wild horses and burros were moved into the HA from areas outside the HA from the north.  In accordance with the Act, the BLM is only authorized to manage wild horses and burros in HAs identified as occupied by them in 1971.  Further, there is no water available on public lands within the HA boundaries.   The lack of a forage base and water on the HA contribute to both wild horses and burros residing outside of the identified boundaries and regularly moving onto private land for forage and water.  

On the basis of the above information, management opportunities for wild horses and burros within the Painted Rock Herd Area are extremely limited without extensive intervention on the part of the BLM.  Therefore, it is recommended that the area remain a Herd Area and not be converted to a Herd Management Area.

Purpose:
For regional analysis and display at 1:24,000.

Supplemental information:
Dataset locally known as painted_rock_burro_herd_area.  This dataset and other datasets in the BLM Phoenix District Office Geographic Information Database represent data for the BLM Phoenix District Office, and may include the Hassayampa Field Office and Lower Sonoran Field Office.

*Language of dataset: en


Time period of content:
Time period information:
Single date/time:
Calendar date: REQUIRED: The year (and optionally month, or month and day) for which the data set corresponds to the ground.

Currentness reference:
REQUIRED: The basis on which the time period of content information is determined.

Status:
Progress: In work
Maintenance and update frequency: As needed

Spatial domain:
Bounding coordinates:
*West bounding coordinate: -113.126053
*East bounding coordinate: -113.026017
*North bounding coordinate: 33.097708
*South bounding coordinate: 32.885648

Local bounding coordinates:
*Left bounding coordinate: 301590.062500
*Right bounding coordinate: 310481.187500
*Top bounding coordinate: 3663953.500000
*Bottom bounding coordinate: 3640604.500000

Keywords:
Theme:
Theme keywords: Bureau of Land Management, BLM, Burro Herd Area, Range, Livestock Grazing
Theme keyword thesaurus: None

Theme:

Theme:
Theme keyword thesaurus: BLM-Theme

Place:
Place keywords: Arizona, Painted Rock
Place keyword thesaurus: BLM-State

Place:
Place keyword thesaurus: None

Access constraints: Discretionary, contains no sensitive information - generally considered releasable.
Use constraints:
This data should not be used at a scale larger than 1:24,000.  The data and corresponding attributes are only as accurate as the source maps from which they were obtained, and may vary depending on the data and method of acquisition.



This data is suitable for regional planning, management decision support at intermediate scales (i.e. 1:24,000 or smaller), and cartographic purposes.  The data is not suitable for analysis at scales larger than 1:24,000.



If the Receiving Agency (RA) has modified the data in any way, they are obligated to describe the types of modifications they have performed on hardcopy maps utilizing the data.  RA specifically agrees not to misrepresent datasets or to imply that any changes made were approved by BLM.



No warranty is made by the BLM for use of the data for purposes not intended by BLM.  This information may be updated without notification.

Point of contact:
Contact information:
Contact organization primary:
Contact organization: Bureau of Land Management, Phoenix District Office (BLM-AZ-PDO)
Contact position: GIS Specialist


Contact address:
Address type: mailing and physical address
Address:
21605 N. 7th Avenue
City: Phoenix
State or province: Arizona
Postal code: 85027
Country: USA

Contact voice telephone: (623) 580-5500


Hours of service: Monday through Friday 7:30am-4:15pm



*Native dataset format: Shapefile
*Native data set environment:
Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 3; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.3.1.1850


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Data Quality Information:


Attribute accuracy:
Attribute accuracy report:
Feature attributes were taken from source material.  Code assignments are believed to be representative of the source document.

Positional accuracy:
Horizontal positional accuracy:
Lineage:
Process step:
Process description:
Dataset copied.

Process date: 20100517
Process time: 12411100


Source used citation abbreviation:
U:\Phoenix_District_Office_Template


Process step:
Process description:
Metadata imported.

Process date: 20100608
Process time: 09434000


Source used citation abbreviation:
R:\tools\MetaData\Phoenix_District_Office_Template.xml


Process step:
Process description:
Dataset moved.

Process date: 20100609
Process time: 12582200


Source used citation abbreviation:
R:\projects\LS_SDNM_DRMP_DEIS\GIS_DATA_To_Public\Range\painted_rock_burro_herd_area


Cloud cover: Unknown
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Spatial Data Organization Information:


*Direct spatial reference method: Vector


Point and vector object information:
SDTS terms description:
*Name: painted_rock_burro_herd_area
*SDTS point and vector object type: G-polygon
*Point and vector object count: 1

ESRI terms description:
*Name: painted_rock_burro_herd_area
*ESRI feature type: Simple
*ESRI feature geometry: Polygon
*ESRI topology: FALSE
*ESRI feature count: 1
*Spatial index: FALSE
*Linear referencing: FALSE


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Spatial Reference Information:


Horizontal coordinate system definition:
Coordinate system name:
*Projected coordinate system name: NAD_1983_UTM_Zone_12N
*Geographic coordinate system name: GCS_North_American_1983

Planar:
Grid coordinate system:
*Grid coordinate system name: Universal Transverse Mercator
Universal Transverse Mercator:
*UTM zone number: 12
Transverse mercator:
*Scale factor at central meridian: 0.999600
*Longitude of central meridian: -111.000000
*Latitude of projection origin: 0.000000
*False easting: 500000.000000
*False northing: 0.000000

Planar coordinate information:
*Planar coordinate encoding method: coordinate pair
Coordinate representation:
*Abscissa resolution: 0.000000
*Ordinate resolution: 0.000000
*Planar distance units: meters

Geodetic model:
*Horizontal datum name: North American Datum of 1983
*Ellipsoid name: Geodetic Reference System 80
*Semi-major axis: 6378137.000000
*Denominator of flattening ratio: 298.257222

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Entity and Attribute Information:


Detailed description:
*Name: painted_rock_burro_herd_area


Entity type:
*Entity type label: painted_rock_burro_herd_area
*Entity type type: Feature Class
*Entity type count: 1

Attribute:
*Attribute label: FID
*Attribute alias: FID
*Attribute definition:
Internal feature number.
*Attribute definition source:
ESRI

*Attribute type: OID
*Attribute width: 4
*Attribute precision: 0
*Attribute scale: 0


Attribute domain values:
*Unrepresentable domain:
Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.


Attribute:
*Attribute label: Shape
*Attribute alias: Shape
*Attribute definition:
Feature geometry.
*Attribute definition source:
ESRI

*Attribute type: Geometry
*Attribute width: 0
*Attribute precision: 0
*Attribute scale: 0


Attribute domain values:
*Unrepresentable domain:
Coordinates defining the features.


Attribute:
*Attribute label: DATA
*Attribute alias: DATA


*Attribute type: String
*Attribute width: 30


Attribute:
*Attribute label: ACRES
*Attribute alias: ACRES


*Attribute type: Number
*Attribute width: 10
*Attribute number of decimals: 2


Overview description:
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Distribution Information:


Distributor:
Contact information:
Contact organization primary:
Contact organization: Bureau of Land Management, Phoenix District Office (BLM-PDO)
Contact position: GIS Specialist


Contact address:
Address type: mailing and physical address
Address:
21605 N. 7th Avenue
City: Phoenix
State or province: Arizona
Postal code: 85027
Country: USA

Contact voice telephone: (623) 580-5500


Hours of service: Monday through Friday 7:30am-4:15pm



Resource description: Downloadable Data


Distribution liability:
BLM Phoenix District Office provide this data "as is" without liability.  No warranty is made by the Bureau of Land Management. as to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of these data for individual use or aggregate use with other data.

Standard order process:
Digital form:
Digital transfer information:
*Transfer size: 0.005
*Dataset size: 0.005

Custom order process:
Contact Distributor
Technical prerequisites:
ESRI software or software compatible with ESRI file formats


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Metadata Reference Information:


*Metadata date: 20110804


*Language of metadata: en


Metadata contact:
Contact information:
Contact organization primary:
Contact person: REQUIRED: The person responsible for the metadata information.
Contact organization: Bureau of Land Management, Phoenix District Office
Contact position: GIS Specialist


Contact address:
Address type: mailing and physical address
Address:
21605 N. 7th Avenue
City: Phoenix
State or province: Arizona
Postal code: 85027
Country: USA

Contact voice telephone: (623) 580-5500


Hours of service: Monday through Friday 7:30am-4:15pm



*Metadata standard name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
*Metadata standard version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
*Metadata time convention: local time


Metadata access constraints: None
Metadata use constraints:
None


Metadata security information:
Metadata security classification system: None

Metadata extensions:
*Online linkage: http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html
*Profile name: ESRI Metadata Profile

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Enclosure type: Picture



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